Anwser is #1 because t<span>he equator is moving faster than the poles and so extends outward a bit due to centrifugal force. That means a point on the equator is a tiny bit farther from the centre of the Earth than the poles. </span> <span>The gravitational acceleration at the equator is 9.789 m/s^2m, and 9.832 m/s^2 at the pole.</span>
These are macrophytes that grow entire in the freshwater and become fossilized by the calcification oozes, going back to the Paleozoic era about 250 million years ago.
And they are unicellular to multi-cellular organisms also found in moist terrestrial habitats.